Someone set off more than a minute's worth of fireworks at Race Course Road, police rush in at the end

Pretty...illegal!

Nyi Nyi Thet | November 06, 2018, 02:51 PM

It is illegal to set off fireworks in Singapore.

Fireworks have been banned in Singapore since 1972.

According to the Dangerous Fireworks Act, no person shall have in his possession or discharge any dangerous fireworks.

If convicted of the offence of discharge of dangerous fireworks, one can jailed for up to two years and/ or fined between S$2,000 and S$10,000

Fireworks at Little India

With that being said, someone or a some group launched more than a minute's worth of fireworks at what appears to be Race Course Road in Little India.

Here's the video, which was circulated on WhatsApp, and picked up by Facebook group TransporterSG.

In case you can't see the video, here it is.

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How it went

It started off with your usual sparklers.

Which drew a crowd.

And other responders.

It ended off with a bang, and applause.

Believe it or not, this exact thing happened last year.

And again this year.

Happy Deepavali everyoneeee.

Update

According to The Straits Times, two men, aged 29 and 32 have been arrested over suspected involvement in this fireworks incident.